(Creston, Iowa) – The Union County Sheriff’s Office says one person was injured late Thursday night during a single-vehicle rollover accident northwest of Kent. Authorities say 21-year-old James Joel Villarreal, of Lenox, was traveling north on Highway 25 in a 2015 Chrysler 200-S, and had attempted to turn east at the T-intersection, onto 240th Street. Villarreal told deputies he made the turn too at around 45-to 55-mph, causing his car to enter the north ditch, where it rolled onto its top.  The accident happened at around 11-p.m.

Accident diagram (Union County S/O)

Villarreal was wearing a seat belt. He complained of head pain and requested to be checked-out by medics. He suffered what were described as suspected minor/non-incapacitating injuries and was transported by EMS ambulance to the hospital in Creston. No citations were issued. The car sustained $10,000 damage, and was declared a total loss.